The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over allegations of padding the 2024 Budget. Ningi was suspended on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, after a long stormy session in the red chamber. A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, first moved the motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 … Read more
President Bola Tinubu’s request for permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Niger Republic as part of an ECOWAS force to reinstate the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Nigerian senators have overwhelmingly rejected the proposal. The rejection came during an executive session on Saturday, where the senators opted for a different approach to address the situation in … Read more
The Senate has confirmed Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, as a minister under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The confirmation took place during the screening of ministerial nominees submitted by Tinubu on Monday, July 31, 2023. Wike, while presenting his Curriculum Vitae and achievements, expressed his passion for serving Nigeria, which … Read more
